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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hand, Eye and Sky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the author say juggling might be considered a pastime that accomplishes nothing?
(a) It replaces the energy it uses but there is not net gain.
(b) It does not earn you any money.
(c) It returns all items used back to their original state.
(d) It has no purpose.

2. What does the author say comes to life even before you rise out of bed in the morning?
(a) Your digestive juices.
(b) Your brain.
(c) Hands and arms.
(d) Your dog.

3. What is paleoanthropology?
(a) The study of matriarchal civilizations.
(b) The study of human civilizations.
(c) The study of evolution of animals.
(d) The study of ancient, human origins.

4. Who is Robin Dunbar?
(a) A professor of archeology.
(b) A professor of genealogy.
(c) A professor of biology.
(d) A professor of anthropology.

5. What type of control does a human or ape exert over its arm to execute a move?
(a) Both conscious and unconscious.
(b) Unconscious.
(c) Intermittant.
(d) Conscious.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Sherrington discover signals originate to cause movement?

2. Why was Serge Percelly told he had the eye for tennis?

3. What operator has to do to anticipate load weight and wind changes?

4. According to Wilson, how many problem-solving strategies are there that stand out above all others?

5. What does the author say we are dependent upon that we rarely think about?

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